| Description |
2 audio discs (140 min.) : digital, mono ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
022000 |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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1.4 m/s |
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mono |
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digital recording |
| Note |
EMI Classics: 0777 7 64944 2 5 (0777 7 64945 2 4--0777 7 64946 2 3); Additional no. on container: CMS 7 64944 2; USA: CDMB 64944. |
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Opera in 4 acts; sung in Italian. |
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Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave and Andrea Maffei. |
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Based on the play by Shakespeare. |
| Performer |
Maria Callas, soprano ; Gino Penno, tenor ; Enzo Mascherini, Italo Tajo, basses ; supporting soloists ; Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala, Milano ; Victor de Sabata, conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded Dec. 7, 1952, La Scala, Milan. |
| Note |
Compact discs. |
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Program notes and synopsis in English, French, and German, and libretto in English and Italian (70 p.: port.) included in container. |
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"Due to the poor quality of the original recording, the performance on these discs is marred by distortion, 'pre' and 'post'-echo and some 'drop-outs' ... It is released because of its importance as a document of the career of Maria Callas"--Container. |
| Subject |
Macbeth, King of Scotland, active 11th century -- Drama.
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Macbeth, King of Scotland, active 11th century. |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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Operas.
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Operas.
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Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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Drama.
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| Added Author |
Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876, librettist.
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Maffei, Andrea, 1798-1885, librettist.
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Callas, Maria, 1923-1977, singer.
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Penno, Gino, singer.
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Mascherini, Enzo, singer.
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Tajo, Italo, singer.
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De Sabata, Victor, 1892-1967, conductor.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Macbeth.
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Teatro alla Scala, performer.
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| ISBN |
$23.98 |
| Standard No. |
7777649442 |
| Music No. |
0777 7 64944 2 5 EMI Classics |
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0777 7 64945 2 4 EMI Classics |
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0777 7 64946 2 3 EMI Classics |
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CMS 7 64944 2 EMI Classics |
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CDMB 64944 EMI Classics |
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7 64944 2 EMI Classics |
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